Woman, 23, Fatally Shot In Manchester

Man Facing Murder Charges

MANCHESTER — A man faces a murder charge after a 23-year-old woman was fatally shot early Saturday outside at an apartment complex on Falls View Road, police said.

Responding officers found the victim, Annatassia Keise, mortally wounded outside The Vintage at the Grove, 700 Falls View Road. She was rushed to Hartford Hospital where doctors pronounced her dead. Police sais they went to the scene after multiple calls came in around 3:44 a.m., reporting of gun shots at the end of a loud argument between two people outside the complex.

Steve Simpson, 23, of 708 Falls View Drive, was arrested without incident and charged with murder, police said. He was found in the area of the shooting.

Police found what they called a "large amount of marijuana and cash" inside Simpson's apartment while investigating the shooting. Lt. Daniel Parlapiano of the Manchester Police Department detective division, said the investigation is continuing but the homicide is still considered a domestic-related incident.

Keise's hometown is believed to be South Windsor, Parlapiano said investigators are still working to establish her last address and a motive for the shooting.